Assemble America
LightNews LightNews
banner
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America
@assembleamerica.org
79 followers 230 following 65 posts
It’s time to save America. Democracy by Assembly is the way. We're putting everyday people in charge through Citizen Assemblies. Join the movement for #DxA www.assembleamerica.org
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
Pinned
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Apr 5
America, Assemble!
@assembleamerica.org #CitizensAssemblies #DemocracybyAssembly
#DxA

youtu.be/mOCFRqfChh8?...
Assemble America!
YouTube video by Assemble America
youtu.be
1 2
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Sep 15
Our very own @nickcoccoma.bsky.social joined The Democratic Constitution Blog to ask a basic question: what is democracy? (Hint: It's not elections, parties, or parliament.)

#democracy #citizensassembly #sortition #constitution

assemblingamerica.substack.com/cp/173659014
What is Democracy?
Sortition is fundamental
assemblingamerica.substack.com
2 3
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Aug 24
www.tiktok.com/@subwaytakes...
Episode 469: We need to stop having all elections and elect leaders through a random lottery!! Feat @Riz Ahmed
TikTok video by SubwayTakes
www.tiktok.com
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Aug 24
👏👏👏

www.justjared.com/2025/08/23/r...
Riz Ahmed Suggests ‘Randomized Lottery System’ Should Take Place of Traditional Elections
Here's what he said...
www.justjared.com
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Aug 20
#Sortition #Democracy #CitizensAssembly

www.tiktok.com/@assemblinga...
#stitch with @leasyweasy#sortition #assembleamerica #politicians #elections
TikTok video by assemblingamerica
www.tiktok.com
1 1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jul 31
Stanford’s Jim Fishkin contrasts the ills of elections with the virtues of deliberative democracy:“In a healthy democracy, politics shouldn’t just be a contest of strength between parties — it should be a battle of ideas.”

#Democracy #Sortition

jacobin.com/2025/07/deli...
Trust in the Demos Isn’t Naive — It’s Empirical
Democratic deliberation asks us to meet as moral equals, exchange reasons for our beliefs, consider evidence, and remain open to changing our minds. Evidence from real-world examples shows that it can...
jacobin.com
1 1 4
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jul 31
Our own @nickcoccoma.bsky.social appeared on the [Undetermined] States of America podcast recently to discuss all things sortition. Have listen to Part I.
#Democracy #Sortition #CitizensAssembly

www.undetermined.us/p/usa-ep-2-n...
[U]SA Ep. 2: Nick Coccoma from Assemble America (Part 1.)
I interview Nick Coccoma, founder and Executive Director of Assemble America
www.undetermined.us
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jul 11
assemblingamerica.substack.com/p/there-is-n...
There is No Meritocracy without Lottocracy
Why random selection is necessary to create stable meritocratic institutions
assemblingamerica.substack.com
2 2
Reposted by Assemble America
nickcoccoma.bsky.social
Nick Coccoma @nickcoccoma.bsky.social · Jun 22
Gonna further wager that if you used lotteries to pick everyday people from around the world to populate the UN, and made them equals inside the chamber, they’d resolve most global conflicts peacefully. #Sortition #CitizensAssembly #DemocracyByAssembly #Democracy
4 4
Reposted by Assemble America
nickcoccoma.bsky.social
Nick Coccoma @nickcoccoma.bsky.social · Jun 22
Gonna go out on a limb here: an assembly of everyday American citizens—picked by lottery, given the actual evidence and full range of options, and time to deliberate toward rough consensus—would not have decided to start a war with Iran. #Sortition #CitizensAssembly #DemocracyByAssembly #DxA
3 5
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
Exactly why we need Citizens’ Assemblies on climate. France’s Climate Assembly (150 random citizens) recommended way more ambitious action than politicians ever would. When everyday people get real info without lobby pressure, they choose the planet over profits every time.
4
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
7/7 Same principle as Free Our Feeds: distribute power, prevent capture, serve the people. Time to assemble. #DemocracyByAssembly #DxA #PeoplesConvention #CitizensAssembly #FreeOurFeeds
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
6/7 We're building Democracy by Assembly toward a People's Constitutional Convention by 2030. Citizens - not politicians or billionaires - redesigning our democratic architecture.
1 1 1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
5/7 Ireland: Citizens solved abortion & marriage equality - issues politicians avoided for decades due to 'divisiveness.' Turns out regular people are less divided than politics suggests.
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
4/7 France's Climate Assembly: 150 everyday citizens recommended carbon taxes, flight restrictions, renovation requirements - policies politicians called 'impossible' due to 'public resistance.'
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
3/7 Citizens' Assemblies break this cycle. Random selection (like jury duty) + real information (not lobby talking points) + structured deliberation = decisions that serve people, not profits.
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
2/7 Right now: Billionaires buy politicians through campaign donations. Policy follows donor preferences, not voter preferences. See: climate inaction despite overwhelming public support for action.
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
🧵 1/7 @markruffalo.bsky.social and Free Our Feeds are billionaire-proofing social media. But what about billionaire-proofing democracy itself?
1 4
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 17
drpaulzeitz.substack.com/cp/147933425
Opening the People’s House
A New Vision for Executive Leadership in the United States
drpaulzeitz.substack.com
Reposted by Assemble America
politicalquarterly.bsky.social
Political Quarterly @politicalquarterly.bsky.social · Jun 16
"Introducing within-party sortition would break the systems that enable political careerism."

Digested Read of an article by Keith Dowding, William Bosworth and Adriano Giuliani.

politicalquarterly.org.uk/blog/sortiti...

#UKpol #politics
Sortition, Parties and Political Careerism
Are democracies producing a political class of careerists? If so, would parties choosing candidates from their membership by lottery help?
politicalquarterly.org.uk
3 1
Reposted by Assemble America
imprintacademic.bsky.social
Imprint Academic @imprintacademic.bsky.social · Jun 12
CALL FOR PAPERS 🔖

The Journal of Sortition is open to submissions!
The journal welcomes contributions from all sides of the debate – including sceptical voices.

Head over to our website:
🔗https://www.imprint.co.uk/product/jos/
1 3
Reposted by Assemble America
lessig.bsky.social
Lawrence Lessig @lessig.bsky.social · Jun 12
Citizens Assemblies could legally constrain delegates at an Article V (some say "constitutional") convention, building democratic accountability into the amending process. So incredibly happy this truth is finally breaking through. Excellent article in the Fulcrum.

buff.ly/xuqihGo
How Citizens’ Assemblies Can Rebuild the House of American Democracy—Before It’s Demolished
The house of the American republic is tottering. Once unthinkable, it’s now undeniable that our shared home has deteriorated the same way you go broke: gradually, then suddenly. At the time it was…
thefulcrum.us
2 11 23
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 11
"Rather than just tinkering around the edges of America's house, or getting trapped under its collapse, citizen assemblies will give it the massive renovation it needs and deserves."
1
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · Jun 11
Our Executive Director, @nickcoccoma.bsky.social, has a new article out in @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social with Roshan Bliss of @ncdd.bsky.social on how citizen assemblies can help rewrite the Constitution.

#PeoplesConvention #CitizensAssembly #DemocracyByAssembly #DxA

thefulcrum.us/democracy/ar...
How Citizens’ Assemblies Can Rebuild the House of American Democracy—Before It’s Demolished
The house of the American republic is tottering. Once unthinkable, it’s now undeniable that our shared home has deteriorated the same way you go broke: gradually, then suddenly. At the time it was bui...
thefulcrum.us
1 3
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · May 23
"When fundamental changes to a government are needed, who should get to make them? Elites and politicians who benefit from keeping things as they are? Or We the People?"

#DemocracyByAssembly #PeoplesConvention #Sortition #Democracy #CitizensAssembly

open.substack.com/pub/assembli...
The People's Convention
It's Time to Upgrade the Constitution
open.substack.com
2
assembleamerica.org
Assemble America @assembleamerica.org · May 16
Join Us!
@assembleamerica.org #CitizensAssemblies #DemocracybyAssembly
#DxA

youtu.be/mOCFRqfChh8?...
Assemble America!
YouTube video by Assemble America
youtu.be